Median price trend for houses
Based on 11 sales in the preceding 12 months
$2,150,000
Down 1.9% over 12 months
- 4 bed
- $1.7m
- 5+ bed
- $2.77m
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The quick read on
Kangaroo Ground
VIC 3097 · Nillumbik
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $2,150,000
- Population
- 1,208
- Postcode
- 3097
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Kangaroo Ground, Victoria
Property market insights for Kangaroo Ground
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Kangaroo Ground VIC
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 2 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$675 per week
Down 38.6% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Kangaroo Ground, VIC is currently $2,150,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Kangaroo Ground has a 12-month growth rate of -1.9% for houses.
Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,700,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $2,770,000 in Kangaroo Ground.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Kangaroo Ground is $675 per week. The median house rent has decreased 38.6% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Kangaroo Ground safe?
The overall rate for Kangaroo Ground is 2,102 offences per 100,000 residents — 47% below the Greater Melbourne benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Kangaroo Ground.
Overall crime rate
2,102
offences per 100,000 residents
47% belowGreater Melbourne
Kangaroo GroundGreater Melbourne: 4,001
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Kangaroo Ground?
Kangaroo Ground VIC 3097 is in Victoria, within Greater Melbourne.
1,208 people call Kangaroo Ground home, with an average of 3.1 people per household and a median household income of $2,909 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 1,208
- Median age
- 44 years
- Median mortgage
- $3,337 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $383 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Melbourne benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1516.9%Below
15–3423.6%Below
35–5426.5%Below
55–7426.4%Above
75 and over6.5%In line
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses101.5%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright46.3%Above
Paying a mortgage46.6%Above
Renting7.0%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car0.0%Below
One car12.9%Below
Two cars36.8%In line
Three or more49.1%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home35.4%Above
Drove to work40.2%Below
Train, tram or bus1.7%Below
Walked or cycled3.8%Above
What stands out in Kangaroo Ground
35.4% of workers in Kangaroo Ground worked from home on Census day — noticeably more common than across Greater Melbourne.
4.1% of Kangaroo Ground residents were born in England.
49.1% of people in Kangaroo Ground described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Kangaroo Ground
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Kangaroo Ground VIC 3097.
Is Kangaroo Ground family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
16.9% of Kangaroo Ground's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
312 family households lived in Kangaroo Ground; 49.7% were couple families and 8.0% were one-parent families.
33.0% of local families included children under 15. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Kangaroo Ground?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Kangaroo Ground had 1,208 residents at the 2021 Census.
17.1% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
32.9% were 55 or older. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Kangaroo Ground?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 101.5% of occupied private dwellings in Kangaroo Ground.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Kangaroo Ground?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
46.3% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
46.6% were buying their home with a mortgage.
7.0% rented their home. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Kangaroo Ground?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Kangaroo Ground had 3.1 people.
One-person households made up 12.6% of occupied homes. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
Two-person households represented 35.8%, while 40.5% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Kangaroo Ground?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
35.4% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
40.2% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.
1.7% used only a train, tram or bus, while 3.8% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Kangaroo Ground?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
0.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
One-car households formed 12.9% of the total.
85.9% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Kangaroo Ground, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
69.3% were at the same address five years earlier, while 30.7% reported a different address.
13.2% of residents were born outside Australia. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Kangaroo Ground?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
88.7% of residents used only English at home.
5.8% used a language other than English at home.
0.9% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.2% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Kangaroo Ground residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
13.2% of Kangaroo Ground's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 86.8% was born in Australia.
0.7% of residents were born in China.
0.2% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 91.1%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Kangaroo Ground?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 39.6% of ancestry responses in Kangaroo Ground.
Australian ancestry made up 40.8% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 1.7% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Kangaroo Ground?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
24.6% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
Managers accounted for 23.9% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 12.3%.
Health care and social assistance employed 10.2% of workers, and education and training employed 9.8%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Kangaroo Ground?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 65.0%, compared with 64.1% across Greater Melbourne.
32.7% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 25.3% worked part time.
Unemployment was 3.1%, compared with 5.3% across Greater Melbourne.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Kangaroo Ground show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
60.2% reported no selected long-term health condition.
8.7% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
8.5% reported asthma, 7.3% arthritis and 3.4% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Kangaroo Ground?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
33.5% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 14.1% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 13.4%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 22.4%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Kangaroo Ground?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $2,909 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $3,337.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $383 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Kangaroo Ground compare with Greater Melbourne?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 35.4% in Kangaroo Ground, compared with 28.8% across Greater Melbourne.
Outright ownership was 46.3% locally and 30.7% across Greater Melbourne. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
Renting accounted for 7.0% in Kangaroo Ground, against 31.1% across Greater Melbourne.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Kangaroo Ground
Is Kangaroo Ground expensive?
The median house price is $2,150,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Kangaroo Ground good for families?
The Census counted 312 local families, and 16.9% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Kangaroo Ground?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $1,700,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
Explore the area
Streets and suburbs around Kangaroo Ground
37 streets in Kangaroo Ground
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Alfred Pl
- Bellbird Ln
- Bills Trk
- Bourchiers Rd
- Calwell Rd
- Carters Ln
- Couties Rd
- Dawson Rd
- Donaldson Rd
- Eltham-Yarra Glen Rd
- Flat Rock Rd
- Garden Hill Ct
- Glenvern Rd
- Graham Rd
- Heckers Hill
- Henley Rd
- Hillview Ct
- Jones Rd
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- Kangaroo Ground-St Andrews Rd
- Kangaroo Ground-Warrandyte Rd
- Kangaroo Ground-Wattle Glen Rd
- Kilby Ln
- Kings Rd
- Koos Rd
- Menzies Rd
- Millers Rd
- Moonlight Rd
- Ness Ln
- New Rd
- Nicholas Ln
- Nillumbik Farm Dr
- Oxley Rd
- Pigeon Bank Rd
- Watery Gully Rd
- Wedge Tail Ct
- Wyuna Rd
- Yeomans Rd
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